Meet Jonathan, a 3-Year-Old Symphony Conductor

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I found this video on The Good News Network last night, and have since replayed it a hundred times. It kills me. For so many reasons.

Having played violin my whole young life, I have a special appreciation for the kind of charisma it takes to lead an orchestra, and this kid definitely has it. He exudes excitement, not just for Beethoven, but for life—and that's what Beethoven's all about. But even better, throughout the video, Jonathan also shows typical signs of being three (though, I suppose we all pick our noses sometimes), which brings the whole 4 minute and 29 second video together beautifully. (Wait it out to the end; it's worth it.)

According to the video description, which I believe his mother wrote, Jonathan's interest in classical music became apparent when he was 8 months old, shortly after which he began conducting all his own. The late Herbert von Karajan, an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor who led the Berlin Orchestra for 35 years and is known to date as one of the world's most powerful composers, is his inspiration; to see why, watch him conducting the same piece: the 4th movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony—one of my personal favorites. -Brynn Mannino, Asssistant Editor

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